Questions tagged [comics]
For use when asking questions about comics or comic books when a more appropriate specific work tag doesn't exist. For example, if asking about the comics canon of Marvel use this tag, but if asking about the specific The Infinity Gauntlet comic use the work tag [the-infinity-gauntlet] instead. Use to either identify the media on a [story-identification] question or disambiguate works where the tag covers the comics and its form in other media.
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Identify comic book about a girl who sprouts shadowy, thorny vines from her body and takes revenge on criminals
I'm looking for the title of a comic book I read 5-10 years ago, so around 2013-2018. It ran for about a dozen issues. The basic overview of the story as I recall it goes as follows:
The main ...
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Where was Nightcrawler during Infinity Crusade?
In the Infinity Crusade (1993) limited series, heroes are separated into two groups - those who have some type of religious belief, and those who don't (to put it simply). There are scenes of lots of ...
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When did Captain Marvel first meet Hazmat?
At the start of the Captain Marvel Vol. 10 comic series (2019), Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) is introduced to Hazmat (Jennifer Takeda) by Tony Stark, who requests Carol's help in mentoring the ...
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What is this Disney comic with hooded figures wearing golden masks?
It was a Disney comics. I read it (in French) about 20-25 years ago.
I'm not even sure if it was featuring Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse (I think Donald and his nephews), but it was about golden masks (...
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Anybody have the 1995 Favorite Avenger Poll *full* results?
I was verifying the results of the Favorite Avengers Poll from '95 and got to thinking about the full results, how (I think) I only ever saw these top 20 "reprinted" in Avengers #396 (March '...
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Comic book where giant alien creature is explored underground
The comic is about a group of scientists exploring a cavern filled with strange neonish colored bugs. They eventually figure out the cavern and creatures are parts of a giant alien creature that is ...
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A comic about a superman copycat who turns evil and starts terrorizing the world
I'm looking for this comic book but can't remember the name. This is a slightly older and very long superhero comic that is completely independent from Marvel or DC.
It starts with an alien couple who ...
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What was the name of the BW comic strip about a boy and his robot?
This line drawing comic strip was in the comic pages of the newspaper, probably the L.A. Times. It was very family-friendly, not horror or scary. It didn't run in circulation very long, maybe less ...
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A pink-haired girl traveling into a different dimension/universe through a fridge door?
I'm trying to remember a comic book I once read.
The main character, a girl with pinkish hair, was once up late at night and getting a snack from the fridge. When she opened the door, it turned out to ...
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Identify a comic from the 80s in Métal Hurlant
Featuring a very large dumb and strong "Frankenstein's monster/cyborg" with small sunglasses reminiscent or old fashioned tanning bed glasses or swim goggles on a scarred face.
He was a ...
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In a b/w '50s comic, a man with robot assistants tries to find a kidnapped girl in a totalitarian dystopia run by robots
In this black & white comic from the early '50s, there is a dystopia run by robots, a kidnapped damsel, and the hero is scouting around with loyal robots to help him destroy the totalitarian world....
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Looking for a sci-fi comic anthology
I'm looking for a particular issue of a sci-fi anthology magazine that came out in 1980/81. The art is in black and white.
I forget the name of the magazine, but one of the stories I remember. It had ...
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Comic about an AI that equips its robot soldiers with spears and swords
I don't have much details about it. It is an old comic where an AI goes rogue, and seeks for ways to wipe out humanity. In its research, it finds out that statistically, Humanity won more wars with ...
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Who are the blond boys in Marvel Meow Infinity Comic #10?
Marvel Meow is all about cat hijinx, and the Infinity run stars Loki as a cat starting around the middle of the 12-issue run. In #10, there's something going on in the park with Ogeode (they brawl, ...
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Sci-fi comic involving a tall skinny woman with a pompadour and a scientist who evolved his form to accelerate his intelligence
In the late ’90s, I was in a comic store and I read a book that may have been a one-shot story in a grungy sci-fi setting, ala Star Wars or The Fifth Element. The main character may have been a tall ...
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First instance when Clark Kent worked as something other than a journalist
Clark Kent, in most of his appearances, works as journalist for the Daily Planet. As far as I can remember, he has always worked as a journalist in all of his incarnations except when he did different ...
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In the Jim Starlin Thanos stories, why does Thanos lose?
There is something that I always wondered about in regards to Thanos. Why does he "want" to be defeated? I enough that he is his own worst enemy. It is just that Thanos in the Starlin ...
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What laws do superheroes in the DC universe follow when going to other countries?
Are there any comics in the DC universe that describe any kind of laws superheroes have to follow when they are interacting with other nations that are not their own? Is there any international body ...
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Information/Device For Gaining Superpowers In Marvel Public Library
I asked in a previous question if there are any comics that show if books exist in the Gotham Public Library that allow you to learn how to gain superpowers.
Now I am curious if there are any Marvel ...
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Comic story where woman becomes God
I had a comic from probably the early 90’s that I have no idea how to track down. It was a short story where a woman created a computer program with virtual creatures who ended up worshipping her like ...
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Comic/manhwa about a girl/woman who is reincarnated as a concubine and later forms a combat team with other women she saved
Trying to find this comic/manhwa, I believe. I read it long time ago and am trying to find it since the author was done.
I’m very hazy on it but it starts off a girl/woman being reincarnated as a ...
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What is the evolution of the Avengers' logo and title throughout the years?
When I looked at this question which was asked recently about identifying a Marvel superhero's logo, the first thing that I noticed was the fact the A logo was circled, which I suddenly felt was ...
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Who is this 90s Marvel comic character that has three bodies?
I was an avid comic reader in the 90s and distinctly recall a hero/side character that appeared in an Avengers comic who appeared to have three bodies. The bodies looked very different with one having ...
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Identify comic book about a human fighting in an alien league with psychic weapons
I read this comic circa late 80s to early 90s from a cousin with an extensive and esoteric collection. I don't believe that the comic was DC or Marvel and my memory of the style suggests maybe Image ...
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DC comic featuring an entire planet terraformed by blind people so it looks like Superman's head
I have a very faint (probably from the 1960s) memory of reading a DC comic and there was Superman flying past an entire alien planet that looked just like Superman's head.
I got zero memory of the ...
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90s/early 2000s comic featuring a little imp named Charlee and his adventures on another planet
Looking for a comic from the 90s or early 2000s featuring a little imp named Charlee and his adventures with a tortoise friend. They visit another planet or the moon, where there are many angels, and ...
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Which was the first abstract entity to appear in the Marvel Universe?
Abstract entities or cosmic entities are physical representations of abstract things; I only know a few, such as Death and Eternity.
So - Which was the first abstract entity to make an appearance in ...
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Are beings like Darkseid and Trigon beyond the laws of consequence in the DC universe?
In various different DC properties, particularly those involving Constantine, Fate, and the Spectre, we're told that the universe is a conscious being in its own right, that there was an all-powerful ...
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Comic short post apocalyptic : Last men on earth killed by a dead man
Been looking for this for almost three decades now, tried googling a variety of combinations but have yet to turn up anything useful.
I read this short comic back in about '93-96 (definitely no later ...
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90s(?) comic book about a girl who could shapeshift into different animals
I read this comic in (I think) 2015 but it was way older; somewhere in the late 90s I believe.
It was about a girl who had dark blue hair and could shapeshift into different animals (wolf, gorilla etc....
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Trade paperback comic about a "vinyl hunter" hired to find demonic vinyl records
I am looking for the title of a trade paperback comic. The plot consists of a "vinyl hunter" hired to find and retrieve several vinyl records. When listened to, the records kill the listener,...
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What is the context of this Superman comic panel in which Luthor is saying "Yes, sir" to address Superman?
I asked this question where a user posted an answer containing this -
So what is the context of this and why is Luthor calling Supes "sir"?
I did ask in the comments section for the context ...
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I'm looking for a recent comic series about a pink hair girl and set in the desert
I'm trying find a fantasy comic series about a pink haired girl where she fights monsters and stuff. I think it's set in a desert.
I didn't get a chance to read it, but it's really recent; somewhere ...
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When did Batman first discover the existence of the paranormal/supernatural, and how did he react?
In terms of publication history (first instance in published media, rather than first instance for the character's perspective in a particular story), when was the very first time that Batman ...
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Batman 89' by Sam Hamm TPB
Does the following Batman 89' Trade paper back by Sam Hamm contain the entire story arc (i.e. it has a closed ending)?
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Comic that's like Spider-Man but violent, and the main character wears a mask with a heavy-metal aesthetic?
So as the title says, I am looking for a comic wherein the protagonist has a coming of age origin arc similar to Stan Lee's Peter Parker.
The difference is that this dude has inherited or unlocked ...
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Why does Superman wear a cape (in-universe?)
Superman has worn a cape since his first appearance and was perhaps the man who made the concept of capes popular.
A scene from The Incredibles, specifically the one with Edna and her general dislike ...
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Is there a character in DC comics who has never died?
Superheroes in DC Comics die every now and then, but the superheroes usually come back to life (like superman) and the major villains also come back to life (like the Joker).
I would like to know if ...
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Are Elflord and ElfQuest different?
So I was searching for another comic series (which sadly I don't think I found) and stumbled upon Elflord. I'm trying to find out if Elflord is connected to ElfQuest or if it is different, but I can't ...
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Comic where a boy gets animal powers from t-shirts
It was not DC or Marvel. I distinctly remember him talking to the animal spirts from the shirts. Whenever the shirt got ripped he permanently lost the power. The villains were stealing kids to maybe ...
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Why does Mister Mxyzptlk need to have a weakness in the comics?
Forgive me for my ignorance if I am mistaken. I remember that Mister Mxyzptlk was a Fifth-Dimensional Imp and his weakness was if he said his name backwards he would return to the Fifth Dimension. But ...
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Science Fiction comic with detective
I read this comic book sometime last year on my kindle, and I am pretty sure it was a part of kindle comixology or something and since I have prime I got it for free.
It featured a detective as the ...
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70s/80s comic space ship like dome/ball/asteroid on its journey through space
I saw this comic book in a shop in the mid 80s. The book could have been older though.
Don't remember the title or publisher.
It was about the journey of a bunch of astronauts/scientists/kids on this ...
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Why does the Joker have such high pain tolerance?
I have heard that in The DC comics, the Joker has an extremely high pain tolerance, and repeatedly laughs when he is seriously injured. Why does the Joker have such a high pain tolerance?
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What is the context for this panel of Superman tossing a cross at super-speed?
I accidentally stumbled on this while browsing trivia about Superman.
Some people seemed to suggest this would be silver age Superman, but so far I was not able to find any context for it yet.
Which ...
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Has Modern Age Superman run out of his superpowers from excessive use in the comics?
Superman I think gets his powers from the solar energy of a yellow sun. Energy is not infinite, unless the superpower in the DCU is infinite energy. Superman must get his energy from the sun in order ...
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1960s/1970s Marvel (?) comic - group of superheroes trapped in a yellow, cubic dimension
This comic was part of a series. I read it in the early-to-mid 2000s, definitely before 2006, but I think that the comic was actually released much earlier in the '60s or the '70s. I remember the ...
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What is the latest issue featuring the Earth-616 Spider-Man?
What is the latest comic released about Spider-Man from Earth-616? I can't find any info about that and wonder what is happening in Peter Parker's life?
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What precisely does the term 'Proto-Adamantium' refer to?
'Proto-Adamantium' is a term used in association with the metal Captain America's shield is composed of in the Marvel Earth-616 comics.
That metal was originally a fusion of Wakandan Vibranium and an ...
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Black panther’s martial arts skills
In marvel comics when or In what comics issue was black panther first depicted as a master of martial arts? His initial abilities included cat like reflexes and agility he performed acrobatic movement ...
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